Week of October 8, 1970

The Nixon Administration orders the armed services to give urgent attention to a

plan for reducing the draft to zero by July 1, 1973.

President Nixon orders the FBI to find the bombers - the persons responsible for

pre-dawn bombings in San Rafael, Santa Barbara and Seattle.

President Nixon offers a “cease-fire-in-place” throughout South Vietnam,

Cambodia and Laos as a key in a five-part package that he described as a major

initiative for peace.

The White House confirms that President Nixon does indeed have a martini

before dinner and added that he doesn’t care who knows it.

officials are arrested on (tax) bribery and conspiracy

indictments issued by the San Diego County Grand Jury.

The nation’s fifth bombing in the last week claimed by a radical

underground group heavily damages a Queens (NY)

courthouse. Minutes before the explosion, a telephone caller

saying, “This is Weatherman,” and warned that a bomb had

been planted.

The FBI arrests Angela Davis in New York. She had been on

the FBI’s most wanted list since August 18. The black militant,

who lost her job as UCLA philosophy instructor was taken into custody without a

struggle.

Christine Jorgensen (once a man) asks Vice President Agnew to apologize for a

“completely tasteless” remark regarding Sen. Charles Goodell. Agnew’s calling

Goodell “the Christine Jorgensen of the Republican Party” was “rather degrading

to what I’ve represented to 20 years, which is a medical problem.”

The manufacturers of a toy dart board bearing the likeness of Vice

to “cease and desist’ production of the toy. The dart board, on the

market since August, is printed with the caricature of Agnew’s face

with the word, “Et Tu Spiro” below. The cost is $3.

Ret. Air Force Lt. Gen Benjamin O. Davis Jr. - head of the new

skymarshal training program ways that airline guards would be

authorized to fire pistols on planes when they deem it necessary to

save lives and property during hijack attempts.

Week of October 8, 1970

In Cleveland - sixteen year-old Cynthia Perkins is in the hospital after being

hypnotized in a class at Berea High School. A hypnotist told 10 volunteers they

were freezing and all began shaking, the girl then told the 10 they were getting

warmer and soon would wake up - but Cynthia did not come out of the hypnosis

and continued shaking.

New book - “What To Do With Your Bad Car - An Action Manual” by Ralph

Nader. Look for it next month.

Sports -

This season - there are two new teams to the NHL - the Buffalo Sabres and

Vancouver Canucks.

traded by Detroit to the Washington Senators.

Passing - Actress Kathy Walsh (23) died in London. She

was found unconscious in an apartment in the fashionable

Kensington district and pronounced dead.

Music news -

Melody Maker annual reader’s poll - Beatles are now #2 as

Led Zeppelin is on top. Bob Dylan got top male singer. Joni

Mitchell was voted best female singer.

Record prices going up - especially for albums. Though most albums sell for

$4.98 some new albums by Bob Dylan and Blood, Sweat & Tears are going for

$5.98.

Sheriff, a job that allows him to carry a pistol. Sheriff

Roy C. Nixon confirms that commission ceremony

was held privately in his office. He said Presley had

been an “honorary” deputy for several years.

Television news -

This week - “Bewitched” day is celebrated in Salem,

Mass - as the first of six “Bewitched” episodes - shot

in Salem last June airs on ABC-TV this week!

Week of October 8, 1970

Real-life brother and sister Jack Albertson and Mabel Albertson are cast as

husband and wife in an episode of “Arnie” on CBS-TV.

Van Williams appears as a policeman in an episode of “Nanny and the

Professor.”

Crawford, is set to appear in an episode of

“Marcus Welby, MD” titled “Elegy to a Mad

Dog.”

Monday night television -

CBS - Gunsmoke, Here’s Lucy, Mayberry RFD,

Doris Day, Carol Burnett, Merv Griffin

NBC - Red Skelton, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-

In, NBC Monday night at the Movies, Tonight

ABC Young Lawyers, Silent Force (each of

these shows is 45 minutes long) Monday Night

Football, Dick Cavett

NET - Realities

Rowan and Martin - Tim Conway.

Young Lawyers - A teen girl runs away and calls on the NLO for help against her

drunk mom and cruel step dad. Stars Kim Hunter, Mary Layne, Fred Beir.

Silent Force - Our undercover team stops the air transport of stolen military

weapons to another country. Stars Ed Nelson, Lynda Day and Percy Rodriques.

Merv Griffin - Mr. Ronald Reagan, Mike

Kaye.

Johnny Carson - Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha

Franklin, Gene Chandler.

At the movies -

Montel Walsh

War and Peace

Darling Lili

Performance - Mick Jagger

Hello Dolly!

R.P.M.

Week of October 8, 1970

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